Memorial Details
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Memorial
Pillar 1914-18 1939-45 Welfare Centre
Reference
G9.01
Place
GOSFORTH
Map ref
NZ 245680
Original Location
The grounds of the Welfare Clinic.
Present Location
Central Park, Gosforth, Moor Road North.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 28th January 1925 by the Duke of Northumberland.
b. Second plaque added 1949.
b. Second plaque added 1949.
Memorial Description
Column, octagonal, with Palladian-type finial, on a pedestal set on three steps. Total height approx. 12 feet. The dedications are carried on bronze plaques set into sunken panels on front and back on which the lettering is in raised Roman lettering.
Materials used
Carlisle red sandstone, bronze plaques.
Inscription
On front:
This column and adjacent building
were erected by public subscription
to the memory of the men of Gosforth
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
Their names are inscribed on a tablet
in the vestibule of the building.
On rear:
The hall to the west of this stone
erected with public subscription
was dedicated on Remembrance Day
the 6th November 1949
as a memorial
to those who gave their lives
whilst serving in H.M. Forces
and the Merchant Navy
in the 1939-1945 War.
were erected by public subscription
to the memory of the men of Gosforth
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
Their names are inscribed on a tablet
in the vestibule of the building.
On rear:
erected with public subscription
was dedicated on Remembrance Day
the 6th November 1949
as a memorial
to those who gave their lives
whilst serving in H.M. Forces
and the Merchant Navy
in the 1939-1945 War.
Names
None
Who commissioned
Gosforth War Memorial Committee
Cost
£152
How money was raised
From War Memorial Fund
Present condition
Restored c.2000
Restored again in March/April 2016 by Corinthia, conservation specialists.
Restored again in March/April 2016 by Corinthia, conservation specialists.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
N. Kindred, Swalwell. City Surveyor
Ownership and maintenance
Newcastle City Council
Notes
1. The second plaque refers to the maternity and child welfare centre, located in Church Road, Gosforth. See G9.20
2. In 1919 £10 was given on behalf of Woodbine Road Methodist Church towards the Gosforth War Memorial.
3. In 2016 the original brick plinth had deteriorated, and was repaired with Cumbrian sandstone
2. In 1919 £10 was given on behalf of Woodbine Road Methodist Church towards the Gosforth War Memorial.
3. In 2016 the original brick plinth had deteriorated, and was repaired with Cumbrian sandstone
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; T. Harding; Dorothy Procter
Morpeth Herald 23/01/1925 reports proposed unveiling by Duke of Northumberland.
Illustrated Chronicle 29/01/1920 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 17/01/1925 reports proposed unveiling; 31/01/1925 reports unveiling.
Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and Memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council Summer 1985
At the Going Down of the Sun, Derek Boorman.
Morpeth Herald 23/01/1925 reports proposed unveiling by Duke of Northumberland.
Illustrated Chronicle 29/01/1920 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 17/01/1925 reports proposed unveiling; 31/01/1925 reports unveiling.
Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and Memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council Summer 1985
At the Going Down of the Sun, Derek Boorman.
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
The late Lillie Bailey; F. McDonald (Newcastle City Council, 1985); Gosforth Local History Society; J. Brown; David Heslop (Tyne-Wear County Archaeologist), P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall; Kevin Milburn; James Croft (Corinthia); Friends of Gosforth Central Park
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Pillar 1914-18 1939-45 Welfare Centre (G9.01)
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